Motor-controlling apparatus.



J. D. IHLDER & W. D. LUTZ.

MOTOR CONTROLLING APPARATUS.

' APPLICATION FILED IBBJZ, 1910. 1,040,339.

Patented Oct. 8, 1912.

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Patented Oct. 8, 1912.

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um-1. a 14 F065 PAT JOHN D. IHLDER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., AND WILLIAM D. LUTZ, OF ALLENDALE NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNORS T OTIS ELEVATOR A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

MOTCiR-CONTROLLING APPARATUS.

To all whom iimay concern:

Be it known that we, J OHN D. IHLDER and States, residing in New York, county and State of New York, and borough of Allen dale, county of Bergen, State of New Jersey, respectively, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Motor-Controlling Apparatus, of which the following isa specification. H -0urinven'tion relates to motor controlling apparatus more particularly designated and described as motor controlling apparatus for ammunition hoists.

- This invention relates to hoisting apparatus in which a carrier is raised to a certain position by the carrier motor, and as this position is thereafter changed, the torque of the said motor is automatically in creased or decreased.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide means for varying the torque of the carrier motor.

Another object is to provide means for automatically controlling the current suppliedto one motor by the cooperative action of anothermotor.

Other new and useful objects will hereinafter appear, the novel features being pointed out in the appended claims.-

Referring now to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a cross section of a ing gun G which is mounted in the gun turretT. The hoistwayH is so disposed as to provide a guide way for the carrier 0 from the lower floor?) to a position opposite 'the breech of the gun G. This position is automatically limited by the buffer 6 which is moved up or down in accordance with the breech of the gun G. The motors M and N will be respectively designated asthe carrier motor and the gun motor. The gun motor N is provided with suitable mechanical connections, such as the gears 7,8, for

raising and lowering the breech of the gun Specification of,Letters Patent.

Application filed February 12, 1910. Serial No. 543,601.

COMPANY, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY,

Patented oer. s, 1912.

i G and the buffer device 6. A flexible cable 3 is attached to the carrier C and is wound about the drum- Dby means of a geared connection with the carrier motor M, to raise the carrier The sprocket wheels 12, 14 are joined by the sprocket chain 13, and the regulator R is thereby'rotated in accordance with the movement of the drum D. The arm 15 wliichcontrols the positions of the contacts of the regulator R is automatically adjusted by means of a flexible cable 4: attached to the gun G, and by the spring 5. The function of the regulator is automatically to control the operation of the carrier motorM in raising and lowering the carrier C.

In Fig. 2 the electrical circuits and connections relate to the same apparatus shown by Fig. 1. The gun motor N is controlled by means of the manual switch 11, andis provided with the field winding 16 and the accelerating magnet A. The controller K effects the rotation of the carrier motor M in a direction to raise or lower the carrier, and the regulator R automatically effects certain chan es in the circuits hereinafter set forth. arious electromagnetic devices are employed incontrolling the operation of the carrier motor M; the line magnet L, accelerating magnet AM, balancing current magnet BC, fast speed magnet F, magnets E and E, slow down magnet S, and load magnets G and H. The field winding 17 and field Winding resistance 18 for the motor M are-connected to receive current as soon as the automatic switch P is closed. This switch P connects the motor leads l9 and 20 to the supply mains and and is automatically opened when a predetermined current flows in the coil 10.

Our invention is most readily understood by describing the action of an embodiment thereof. The ammunition is ordinarily loaded on the carrier at alower level and the carrier raised by means of the carrier motor M to a position opposite the breech of the gun G. This invention particularly relates to the current supplied to the carrier motor M when the carrier is in the raised position. To raise the carrier the hand lever 21 of the controller K is turned from the central position in the up directlo'n to take the full line position shown by Fig. 2. In such position the contact plate 22 makes connection with the contacts 23, 24, 2.5, 26. 27. Contact 23 is directly connected to the main lead 19. As soon as contact 24 is touched by the contact plate 22a circuit is closed through the winding of the line magnet L by way of conductor 33 to the other main lead 20. This causes the. contacts 34 to be joined, thereby completing a circuit through the armature ofthe carrier motor M. This circuit may be traced from the main lead 19 through the armature of the motor -M, eonductor 38, series field SF, resistances 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, conductor 45, and contacts .34 to the mainlead 20. When the eontactplate 22-connectswith contact 25, current is led through the magnet winding of the brake B 'which causes the brake to be released and the motor M is therefore free to rotate in the desired direction.

The regulator 1t cmnprises contact rings 47,48, 49, 50, 51 and contacts 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60 and 61 for making electrical connections therewith. The said cont-act rings are 'rotated in accordance with the .ro-

tation of the carrier motor M by such methe contact rings 47,48 and 49 are changed earlier or later in accordance with the position of the gun and of the corresponding regulator contacts. The contact rings of the regulator R shown by Fig. 2 are rotated slightly less than a complete revolution for the extreme movement of the ammunition carrier from the bottom to the topv of the guideway." Inthe position shown by Fig. 2,

- the contact rings of the regulator R are at i the breech of the gun.

the upper limit; that is, the ammunition carrier has been raised to a position opposite To proceed with the explanation of the raising of the carrier by the carrier motor M: When the carrier is at or near the bottom of the guide way, both contacts 56 and 57 will be in contact with the contact ring 48, and as soon as the contact plate 22 of the controller K makes connection with contact I contact, 57 contact ring 48, contact 56, con

.ductor 64, Winding of the fast speed magnet F and- 'thence to the -other main lead '20, thereby uniting contacts65 and placing the series resistances 41, 42 and 44 1n parallel with the winding of the balancing magnet BC, and thus allowing more current to flow through the armature of-the motor M. Resistance 43 is normally shortcircuited' by means of the conductors 46 and 46'" and the contacts 37 of the magnet E. When the contact ring 49 makes connection with both contacts 58 and'59,.and the contact plate 22 strikes the contact 27, a current is led thereby and by means of the conductors 6.6 and 67, through the winding of. the accelerating magnet AM to the contact 68 which ma thereupon successively shortcircuits the winding of the balancing current magnet BC and the resistance 40, the'resistance 39,

and the series field SF,. to accelerate the motor M. When the carrier nears the breech of the gun the contacts 56 and 58 sli 01f of their respective contact rings 48 and 49 and break the circuits through the fast speed magnet F and the accelerating maggnet net .AlVl', thus ire-inserting the series field I I .SF, the resistances 39, 40, 41, 42 and,44 in circuit with the armature of the motor M. This brin 's the carrier up against the buffer device 6 Fig. 1) at the breech ofthe gun, the carrier motor M having enough torque to retain the carrier in this position. It is at this point that our invention is applicable if after the carrier has been raised to a position opposite the breech of the gun, it becomes necessary to elevate or depress the breech of the gun, it is desirable that the carrier should follow the movement thereof.

To accomplish this without employing a gun -motor of sufficient power to counteract the torque of the carrier motor, and to economize the current consumption, .we employ the resistances 43 and 42, and the magnets E and E. The magnet E- is not normally energized and the contacts 37 controlled thereby short-circuit the resistance 43. The .magnets E and E which efi'ect the insertion and short-circuiting of the resistances 43 and 42 respectively, are controlled by means of the auxiliary contacts 69 and 71 of the manual switch 11 of the gun motor 'N, and. i by. the contacts 35 controlled by tlfe magnet H The-common return conductor 36 is connected through the contacts 35 to the negative main, and to one terminal of the magnet windings of each "of the magnets E and E. The other terminals of the said windings are connected to the auxiliary contacts 69 .and 71 in such-a manner that the magnet E is energized only when the hand lever 11 of the manual switch 11 is turned in Ta direction to cause the gun motor N to I lower the breech of-the gun, and the magnet 26, .a current is led through conductor 63,

-magnet E causes the separation, of the contacts 37 and the insertion of the resistance -'.carrier C in its raised 30 peosca 43in circuit withthe carrier motor M. In the. latter case the energization of the maga torque correspondingly decreased; the opp0- site eflect is produced when a portlon of the resistance isshortcircuited. The results of these act-ions are, that the carrier motor M I the magnet E is energized, and receives less receives more current,to raise'the ammuni tion carrier in accordance wzfiurthe upward movement of the breech of the gun when current when the breech of the gun is lowcred and the magnet E is energized. Since the buffer device 6 (Fig.1) is raised or lowered in accordance with the movement of the breech of the gun, the movement of the ammunition carrier C, correspondingly isefl'ected with an increase or decrease of current in the carrier motor. Thus it is seen that the carrier motor M raises the carrier C to a position opposite the breech of the gun G with a torque suflicient to hold the osition. If the breech of the gun G is raised thereafter by the gun motor N,.the magnet E is energized and the resistance 42 is shortcircuited, thereby allowing more current to flow through .the armature of the motor M, which therefore operatesto raise the carrier in'accordance with theyupward movement of the breech-of the gun and of the buffer 6. If, on the other hand, the breech of the gun is depressed by the gun motor N, the magnet E is energized and the resistance 43 is inserted to restrict the passage of current through t-hearmature of the carrier motor M. The economy and facility of such operation is very evident, since no more current is used .at any time than is actually necessary, and' the current supply is automatically varied in accordance with the operation of the gun motor without the attention of the operator of either motor being directed thereto. e

The apparatus shown by Fig. 2 is of a type in which the ammunition carrier descending by reason o'fits own weight causes the armature of the carrier motor M to rotate, and the motor to act as a generator,

with local armature circuits to constitute an electrodynamic brake therefor. Our present invention is not concerned in-this operation further than in the fact that the magnet H,

'60 which operates as soon as the hand lever 21 .65 ates automatically to vary the resistance in the local armature circuits, thereby limiting the speed of the carrier motor M, and of the carrier in its downward course.

It is to be noticed that one feature of our invention is accomplished by the use of a magnet switch normally closed, and another feature by the use of a magnet switch normally open. By the present arrangement, the resistances do not prevent the carrier motor M from attaining its full speed in raising the ammunition carrier.

While we havethus specifically described our invention it is evident that various changes may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

What we claim and desire to secure by LettersPatent of the United States, is

, 1. In ordnance apparatus, the combination of an ammunition carrier, a motor for raising the carrier, a gun, a motor for rais ing or lowering the breech of the gun, and means for. increasing the torque of the carrier motor when the other motor is operated to raise the breech of the gun.

2. In ordnance apparatus, the combination of an ammunition carrier, a motor for raising the carrier, a gun, a motor for raising or lowering the breech of the gun, and means for automatically increasing the torque of the carrier motor when the othermotor is operated to raise the breech of the gun.

3. In ordnance apparatus, the combination of an ammunition carrier, at gun, a mot-or for raising the carrier, a motor for raising or lowering the-breech of the gun, and means dependent upon the energization of the gun motor to raise the breech of the gun for increasing the torque of the carrier motor.

4. In ordnance apparatus, the combination of an ammunition carrier, a gun, amotor for raising the carrier, a motor for raising or lowering the breech of the gun, and means dependent upon the energization of the gun motor to raise the breech of the gun for automatically increasing the torque of the carrier motor. 7

5. In ordnance apparatus, the combination of an ammunition carrier, a gun, a

motor for raising the carrier, a motor for raising or lowering the breech oi the gun,

a switch for efiectmg the operation of the min motor in either direction, and means in donnection with the switch whereby the 7 torque of the carrier motor is increased when said switch is operated to cause the breech of the gun to be raised, and is decreased when the switch is operated to cause the breech of the gun to be lowered.

7. In ordnance apparatus, the 'comblnation of an ammunition carrier, a gun, a motor for raising the carrier, a motor for raising or lowering thebreech of the gun, controlling mechanism for the gun motor, resistance in circuit with the carrier motcr, and means for automatically short-circuiting a portion of the resistance in circuit with the carrier motor when the said controlling mechanism is operated to cause the breech of the gun to be raised by the gun motor.

8. In ordnance apparatus, the combination of an ammunition carrier, a gun, a motor for raising the carrier, a motor for raising or lowering the breech of the gun, a switch for effecting the operation of the gun motor in either direction, sectional resistance for the carrier motor, means in connection with the switch for reducing the re sistance in circuit with the carrier motor when the breech of the gun is raised, and separate meansin connection with the said switch for increasing the resistance in circuit with the carrier'motor when the breech of the gun is lowered.

9. In ordnance apparatus, the combination of an ammunition carrier, a gun, a motor for raising the carrier, a motor for raising or lowering the breech of the gun, a con- 40 troller switch for the carrier motor, an automatic regulator for. stopping the carrier opposite the breech of the gun, controlling mechanism for the gun motor, means associated with said mechanism for varying the 45 current supplied to the carrier motor when said mechanism is operated to cause the gun motor to change the position of the breech of the gun after the carrier has been raised to a position opposite the breech of the gun. 50 10. In ordnance apparatus, the combination of an ammunition carrier, a gun, a motor for raising the carrier, a motor for raising or lowering the breech of the gun, a controller switch for the carrier motor, a regulator automatically varied in accordance with the movement of the breech of the gun up or down, means whereby the cara rier is brought to rest opposite the breech of the gun and held there by the carrier motor with a certain torque, controlling mechanism for the gun motor, and separate means in conjunction with said mechanism both for automatically increasing the torque of the carrier motor when the said mecha- 65 nism is operated to raise the breech of the tor for raisin the carrier, a motor forraisgg zation of the said magnets w en the-said roasts gun and-for decreasing the tordiie ofthe carrier motor when the said mechanism is operated to lower the breech of the gun.

11.. In ordnance apparatus, the combination of an ammunition carrier, a gun, a motor for raising the carrier, :1 motor for raising or lowering the breech of the gun, controlling mechanism forthe gun motor, sectional resistance for the carrier motor, a" controller switch for the carrier motor, a regulator having contacts varied in accord- I ance with the movementiof the breech of the gun upward or d0wnward, means Whereby the carrier motor holds the carrier 0pposite the breech of the gun with part of the sectional resistance in circuit therewith, means operative to short-circuit part of the said sectional resistance when the-gun motor controlling mechanism is operated to cause the breech of the gun to be raised, and means whereby additional resistance is inserted in circuit with the carrier motor when the gun motor controlhng mechanlsm 1s operated to cause the breech of the gun to be lowered.

12. In ordnance apparatus, the combination of an ammunition carrier, a gun, a mo:

ing or lowering the breech of the gun, I switch for efi'ecting the operation of the gun motor in either direction, resistance for the carrier motor, an electro-magnet operative when energized to short-circuit a portion of the said resistance, and means in connection with the said switch whereby the electro-magnet is energized only when the gun motor is raising the breech of the gun.

13. In ordnance apparatus, the combination of an ammunition carrier, a gun, a motor for raising the carrier, a motor for raising or lowering the breech of the gun,'a switch for efliectingthe operation of the gun motor in either direction, resistance for the carrier motor, an electromagnet operative to short-circuit a portion of the said resistance when the said switch is operated to cause the gun motor to raise the breech of v the gun, another electro-magnet operative to insert resistance in circuit withthe car- 15 rier motor when the said switch is operated to efi'ect the lowering of the breech of the gun, and means for preventin the energi-' carrier is descending. I

14. In ordnance apparatus, the combina-. tion of an ammunition carrier, a gun, a motor for raising the carrier, a motor for raising or lowering the breech of the gun, a switch for effecting the operation of the gun motor in either direction, resistance for the carrier motor, an elect-ro-responsive switch normally open controlled by the gun motor switch and operative when closed to shortcircuit a portion of the said resistance,'=an- 30 JOHN D. IHLDER. WILLIAM D. LUTZ.

other electro-responsive switch normally closed controlled bythe gun motor switch and operative when opened to insert resist ance in circuit with theicarrier motor, and means for rendering the said electro-responsive switches ineffective when the carrier motor is operated at or near full speed.

- In testimony whereof, we have signed our Witnesses:

C. BLINN, CLINTON B. BROWN.

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' Washington, D. G. 

